NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Chicago, IL

63,379 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Chicago, 1st of 541 Illinois cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 4,368, 7% of the city's records, against 6% across Illinois. Page 137 of 1,268.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Chicago

  1. Clinical Social Worker4,368
  2. Students in training3,509
  3. Internal Medicine Physician2,867
  4. Physical Therapist2,639
  5. Professional Counselor2,405
  6. Mental Health Counselor2,130
  7. Pharmacist1,906
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist1,753

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Chicago in Illinois

  • Rank in Illinois1st of 541 cities by records
  • Share of the state26.4% of Illinois's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups17% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank1st of the 10 Illinois cities with the most

Compared with Illinois as a whole, Chicago has 2× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.54× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Chicago, alphabetically

  1. Brent Brewer, D.C.Chiropractor1952434144
  2. Charles Brewer, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1639414394
  3. Danielle BrewerNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1043847445
  4. Erika Brewer, MDOphthalmology Physician1538508726
  5. Erin BrewerProfessional Counselor1407226822
  6. Jamie Brewer, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1508153479
  7. Lori Brewer, LMTMassage Therapist1336613207
  8. Lynn Brewer, M.A.Professional Counselor1457628257
  9. Maizy BrewerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750181392
  10. Hannah BrewsterRegistered Nurse1306762851
  11. Meghan BrewsterPhysical Therapist1457976490
  12. Molly Brewster Perry, DNP, RNNurse Practitioner1578377198
  13. Emily BreyAcute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist1760293013
  14. Robert Breyer, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1992777445
  15. Dmitriy Breytman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1184063349
  16. Olga BrezdenFamily Nurse Practitioner1114542347
  17. Lisa Brezinski, RNNeuroscience Registered Nurse1407700115
  18. Rosemary Briars, N.D.Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1457571879
  19. Caitlin Brice, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1285838169
  20. Elizabeth Brice, LCSWClinical Social Worker1205322500
  21. Michele BriceOccupational Therapist1598640526
  22. Christine Brichta, MD, MPHPediatrics Physician1205332848
  23. Jori BrickSocial Worker1003686569
  24. Jonathan BrickerPlastic Surgery Physician1972058139
  25. Michael Bricker, PH.D., LCPClinical Psychologist1336305671
  26. Sarah Bricker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1285263657
  27. Corrie Brickey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538600275
  28. Aura Brickler, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083443030
  29. Celia Brickman, PH.D., L.C.P.C.Professional Counselor1962620856
  30. Clifford Brickman, DN, DCSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1679659072
  31. Wendy Brickman, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1386688109
  32. Shawn Brickner, M.D.,Internal Medicine Physician1770717423
  33. Yolanda BridgeforthSocial Worker1376892620
  34. Mary Bridgeland, LPCProfessional Counselor1285331512
  35. Madeline Bridgeman, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1043961006
  36. Shikota BridgemonRegistered Nurse1023900396
  37. Danielle BridgesPsychologist1801340278
  38. Katie Bridges, DMDDentist1376748665
  39. Shenay Bridges, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1962705509
  40. Shelbie BridghamBehavior Technician1407633951
  41. Sacha Bridi, D.OPediatrics Physician1629426929
  42. Karl Briedrick, LPCMental Health Counselor1205355864
  43. Joaquin Brieva, MDDermatology Physician1003875741
  44. Tess BrievaClinical Social Worker1184593824
  45. Cara Brigandi, LPCProfessional Counselor1649842808
  46. Madeline Brigell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1215240437
  47. Carol Briggs, LCPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1790432987
  48. Kemberly Briggs, MDFamily Medicine Physician1235659335
  49. Lauren Briggs, AU.D.Audiologist1134408115
  50. Aliyah Briggs-HallBehavior Technician1962223446

The largest Illinois cities

  1. Springfield4,997
  2. Naperville4,634
  3. Peoria4,621
  4. Evanston4,013
  5. Rockford3,893

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How to read this directory

Chicago, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 63,379 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Chicago - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Chicago practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Chicago is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (4,368 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 3,509 and Internal Medicine Physician with 2,867). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Illinois's population, Chicago reports roughly 505 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Chicago patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Chicago, IL?

There are 63,379 registered healthcare providers in Chicago, IL, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Chicago?

The most common specialties in Chicago are Clinical Social Worker, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Internal Medicine Physician, Physical Therapist, Professional Counselor. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 4,368.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.